Bengals snap losing streak with 31-13 win over Giants

Posted: Sun 4:59 PM, Nov 11, 2012

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A.J. Green was partly correct. The defending Super Bowl champions do have a lot of holes on the defense.

And everywhere else, it turns out.

Andy Dalton threw a career-high four touchdown passes - each to a different receiver - and the Cincinnati Bengals ended their four-game losing streak by beating the reeling New York Giants 31-13 on Sunday.

The Bengals (4-5) sustained their season by taking advantage of a championship team that appears to have hit bottom. Eli Manning threw a pair of interceptions that led to third-quarter touchdowns, and New York (6-4) had four turnovers in the second half overall.

"That's what won the game for us, getting the ball with great field position and scoring when we got down there," said Dalton, who was 21 of 30 for 199 yards without a sack or interception.

The talk heading into the game was generated by Green, who suggested to a New York radio station that the Giants "have a lot of holes" on their defense.

Couldn't argue that point after the Bengals rolled up 31 points in only three quarters.

"I just feel like this is a good stepping block for us," said Green, who had the first of the four TDs. "I put a lot of pressure on myself."

Now, the Giants are starting to feel a little pressure themselves.

They head into their off week with back-to-back losses and a lot of issues, especially on offense. Manning had another subpar game, failing to live up his family legacy of beating the Bengals. Older brother Peyton improved to 8-0 against Cincinnati on the same field a week earlier, leading Denver to a 31-23 win.

This one was surprisingly lopsided as the Giants hurt themselves with bad passes, broken coverages, a dropped touchdown pass and penalties in front of a less-than-capacity crowd of 56,614.

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